Troy man indicted on multiple counts for raping minor

TROY -- In a shocking case of sexual crimes involving a minor, a Grand Jury indicted a 59-year-old Troy man on multiple counts of rape on Friday in connection with a series of incidents dating back to August 2012 involving a 13-year-old girl, court records show.

In a four-page indictment handed up Friday, a Rensselaer County Grand Jury detailed a host of charges against Louis Perrott, including two counts of second-degree rape, or "having sexual intercourse with another person less than 15 years old."

"In this case, the victim was known to the offender," Rensselaer County District Attorney Richard McNally said Friday. "Right now, he's (Perrott) being held without bail, and he'll be arraigned in county court next week."

Perrott, a Troy resident, is facing four separate felony charges for raping the 13-year-old on several occasions at an apartment in Troy in a series of incidents dating back to summer 2012.

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In addition to two felony counts of second-degree rape, each of which carry a maximum sentence of up to 7 years, the indictment includes two felony counts of second-degree criminal sexual act (also carrying a seven-year maximum sentence.) Perrott is also charged with two misdemeanors: one count of sexual abuse and one count of endangering the welfare of a child, each carrying a one-year maximum prison term.

Perrott has no previous criminal record, according to the DA. If convicted separately of each count in the indictment against him, Perrott could face up to 30 years behind bars.